Petition of a prophet concerning property unlawfully taken TM 31001unknownThird century CE

Fragment of a petition from the third century AD, submitted by a man who describes himself as a prophet (a temple priest). He complains that his property was taken unlawfully, mentions a house and a strategos named Apollonios, and asks to be heard so that the matter is settled in his favour.

In English machine translation

The beginnings and ends of all lines are lost, so the connections between phrases are uncertain. The word restored as 'Caesars' probably comes from an imperial epithet such as 'most divine' or 'most fortunate'.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petition). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.